Nice job. It would be incredible if your numbers held up.
I am only going by the percentages from 'Red's' debut week. I don't know what the weights or percentages will be this time around. Perhaps, iTunes will take the bulk of sales and perharps the other markets (Amazon, Wallmart, etc) will not have as strong a component. But again, if they did, then 1.4 million would be suggested given 'Red's ratios of market distribution.
NO ONE IS BUYING MORE SO THAT SHE CAN BEAT BRITNEY'S RECORD IT'S ONLY PEOPLE ON ATRL WHO EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE RECORD IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A BIG NEWS STORY AND PEOPLE ARE THINKING "OMG, WE NEED TO BUY THE ALBUM SO THAT SHE BEATS THE RECORD"
and the meltdowns begin.
He didn't say anything about the record making people wanna buy it even more. He said that it's MASSIVE success is making the release even more exciting and getting people to go out & get their copies.
NO ONE IS BUYING MORE SO THAT SHE CAN BEAT BRITNEY'S RECORD IT'S ONLY PEOPLE ON ATRL WHO EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE RECORD IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A BIG NEWS STORY AND PEOPLE ARE THINKING "OMG, WE NEED TO BUY THE ALBUM SO THAT SHE BEATS THE RECORD"
Why are you yelling?
Nobody is talking about Brit's record There were thousands of articles about her doing 1M+ in the first week.
Even here in my irrelevant country they said something about it on TV, and I've seen a few articles.
I am only going by the percentages from 'Red's' debut week. I don't know what the weights or percentages will be this time around. Perhaps, iTunes will take the bulk of sales and perharps the other markets (Amazon, Wallmart, etc) will not have as strong a component. But again, if they did, then 1.4 million would be suggested given 'Red's ratios of market distribution.
Did you factor in that 1989's first week projections include presales while Red's did not?
Did you factor in that 1989's first week projections include presales while Red's did not?
A sale is a sale and they still count, and yes most of the preorders, if not the majority would have been from loyal fans who would have bought the record first week anyway.
I am only going by the percentages from 'Red's' debut week. I don't know what the weights or percentages will be this time around. Perhaps, iTunes will take the bulk of sales and perharps the other markets (Amazon, Wallmart, etc) will not have as strong a component. But again, if they did, then 1.4 million would be suggested given 'Red's ratios of market distribution.
And if the other retailers sell exactly the same # (instead of the same %) as last time we'd get 1.36 million.
IT'S ONLY PEOPLE ON ATRL WHO EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE RECORD 
and the meltdowns begin.
He said that it's MASSIVE success is making the release even more exciting and getting people to go out & get their copies.
There were thousands of articles about her doing 1M+ in the first week.
compared to itunes and target it is irrelevant.